Friday, August 28, 2009

by arbor

A sweet gift from the british country side. From Canterbury area where the hills are so easy sloping down without obstructing a full sight of the sweet Kent , the East End.This is a private issue on the label Sweet folk and Country SFA 019 released in early seventies by this trio with a mellow femal voice and guitars, bouzuki, piano , mandoline .

John Martyn

Teatro Antoniano, Bologna, ItalyMay 18, 1977

01. One Day Without You02. Certain Surprise03. I Couldn't Love You More04. Big Muff05. Jellyroll Baker06. Guitar Solo07. Over the Hill08. Spencer the Rover09. Outside In10. One World11. May You Never12. Singin' The Rain13. I'd Rather Be the Devil

Corijn

Brian Andrew Marek

Hello, Lizardson - it's been a long time since I checked in. I just thought I'd share a little of what I've been up to this year...

The Vertigo Swirl - The Vertigo Swirl (2009)

The Vertigo Swirl is my new psychedelic project and this is its first album. Five tracks recorded quickly and spontaneously in December of 2008 and January of 2009 including the epic titular improvisation.

"The three tracks in song format presented here are nice explorations in psych pop, but the real treat are the two instrumental tracks: 'Baited Breath' is a very far out soundscape psych song complete with backward guitars and sitar-like sounds that could easily come from a 1967 album...the title song 'The Vertigo Swirl' is another, more krauty, psychedelic masterpiece...(at) 22.47 minutes not one second too long! GREAT!" - The Homemade Lofi Psych Blog

"You're not going to do too much better than this if you're on the prowl for new psychedelia...everything here is finely crafted, and the instrumental tracks in particular will provide some mind transportation for your entertainment and enjoyment." - Dr. Schluss' Garage of Psychedelic Obscurities

Disconcertingly shaky, held together by duct tape and dreams but somehow managing to occasionally achieve flight, these are my "utopian flying machines" - 14 diverse tracks banged out in my basement over the last seven months at no small expense to my brain cells (not that I'm complaining). Recorded on the same old school Tascam reel-to-reel four track that produced "The Vertigo Swirl", this lastest batch of songs and sounds finds me yet again looting and pillaging all my favorite genres for an eclectic pop/rock blend lyrically covering such topics as love, death, work, politics, ghosts, Walt Winston, conspiracy theories and, of course, peanut butter toast and tea. As is often the case, my ambitions outstripped the facilities at my disposal, resulting in a murky, low fidelity echo of the classic rock productions I love - hopefully these sonic imperfections are more interesting than offensive to the listener. So here it is, a distorted aural snapshot of myself in 2009, unwashed and naked (but making funny faces here and there), setting off in my psychedelic airship. Enjoy the flight.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Rake the Fonts

thank you so much for your inspiring Time Has Told Me blog. It is really amazing that there still is so much great music to discover, even for an 40 year old longtime listener.

Being the songwriter for the German amateur folk band The Pickin' Berries, I took the opportunity to make some solo recordings when the band started to slow down. there were so many songs I had written that we couldn't do because fiddlers came and went, people got sick or just because they did not fit the band. I feel at least some of these songs should be shared beyond the occasional solo pub gig. Here They are for your listening pleasure. Files are @192.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

In memory of our friend, Dirk

This is 2 years anniversary post for our friend Dirk.
Please leave your message to Dirk in heaven.

Dirk's mom janny said...thank you for being dirks friend and our friend, you are a true friend, when ever you want to vised us you are always welkom love from dirks mom i still en always will mis my dirk greetins janny